verb

authorize

Translation

to authorise, to permit, to empower

I authorized the payment.

I authorised the payment.

The government authorized the new project.

The government authorised the new project.

He is authorized to sign checks.

He is authorised to sign cheques.

((sth.)) to give official permission for (sth.) The committee authorised the new policy.

((sb.)) ((to-inf)) to give (sb.) the right or power to do (sth.) He was authorised to enter the restricted area.

Synonyms: permit, allow, approve, sanction; Antonyms: prohibit, forbid

From 'author' + '-ize', a verb-forming suffix. It means to give authority to someone or something.

To 'authorize' something is to give it the stamp of 'authority', like an 'author' has over their book.